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    Joint account with online broker?

    I've had a joint account with Degiro (opened about four years ago), although I've since closed it. I'm not sure why you're being told you can't have one. I currently hold a joint account with Interactive Brokers in the UK though, opened about three years ago
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    Dividend Tax - Is It Treated As PAYE Income?

    Thanks for that, I had assumed it would be something like that.
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    Dividend Tax - Is It Treated As PAYE Income?

    Hopefully this is the right forum for this... Suppose a person wasn't employed (and wasn't trying to claim any benefits) but owned stocks or US-domiciled ETFs which provided passive income in the form of dividends. As far as I'm aware these dividends are taxed based on marginal tax rate + PRSI...
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    DeGiro pros/cons?

    I had a similar issue early on and called them to resolve. In my case it occurred when I was entering a market order to buy. Because some instruments can move very quickly Degiro require that you have double the funds in cash for any given market order in case the price jumps up very...
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    About to take the plunge - anything I've missed?

    Thanks Fella, there certainly is a lot of info to absorb. I'll admit I've been intending to go down this route for a couple of years or more and each time my level of confusion has led me to give up the prospect and instead go for something easier like Rabo. I haven't really looked into...
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    About to take the plunge - anything I've missed?

    @username123 : Thanks for that - perhaps unwisely I'm not that concerned about inter-ETF loss offsets. My hope is that given the timeframe over which I want to invest I will be able to avoid significant losses (assuming historical market trends are any indication!). There's always the...
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    About to take the plunge - anything I've missed?

    Thanks for the thought-provoking questions. To answer: What is attracting you to investing Ultimately to provide a supplement to my existing pension. I want to do this in a manner that is as efficient as possible and lines my pockets rather than those of a fund manager (sorry if any fund...
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    About to take the plunge - anything I've missed?

    Hi All, I'm close to making my first foray into investment on my own behalf and would appreciate the guidance of the good people on AAM to see if I've missed anything. A few pieces of info: I'm 42, investment window is 15-20 years. I'm happy to leave funds where they are until the end of this...
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